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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
10
Weather change hits the local market with unchanged prices. Two loads of loose hay arrived. one at $10 per ton, another sold for an undisclosed price. Oats offered in two lots at 57 cents per bushel. One batch of based straw arrived, priced at $6.54 per ton.
Price list shows various grains feeds and milling products with per bushel and per cwt rates. Includes corn oats alfalfa hay clover seed seed meals and livestock feeds. hogs cattle and poultry market quotations corrected daily by local firms.
Partial OCR lists No. 1 horse prices, bull hides, ponies, colts, tallow and greases with various unit prices. Mentions No. 1 and No. 2 grades, multiple animal products, but many words are garbled or incomplete indicating a discontinued catalog or trade ledger entry.
A Mayhem of early market items from St Louis Chicago and New York lists Butter Creamery receipts and prices. Eggs steady to higher with firsts and extras reported. cheese and sugar markets noted with various regional quotes.
Seed market brief noting January 20 price standings for Clover, Puro cash at 31.50 in March, Vogt emsh at 24715 in March, and mentions of rye No 2 and barley with CHL ACE and Ccey Wye in a Toledo area market update.
A list of public sale notices from various Missouri and Illinois locations with dates in January and February, plus an obituary for Alanson A. Vance, veteran Morristown NJ editor and last survivor of the 1856 New Jersey Republican founders, who died at age 1 over 90.
Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a quick acting cough remedy that heals inflamed membranes and eases breathing. The ad cites a testimonial from W. P. Thomas of Summerville Georgia and notes Miller & Arthur Drug Co as the seller.
President Wilson's speech on allied relations sparked a mixed wheat market with a late upturn after initial gains. May and July wheat futures moved to around 2.06 and 2.10, corn rose modestly, oats gained, and hogs and cattle saw varied support while bearish sentiment lingered amid peace without victory signals.
A chaotic OCR style report notes a session discussing international development and wartime brides with references to U.S. policy and economic indicators. The piece mentions stock market activity, bonds, currency bylines, and various political names, portraying a tense postwar economic and social climate.
Chicago and New York wires report mixed grain quotes with no uniform direction. Prices for wheat and oats show shifts in several markets including Minneapolis and Omaha, reflecting demand and supply signals amid regional trading notes.
Market notes from St Louis dated January 26 list mixed hay and straw prices. Entries show various lots with numbers and prices including No 2 and No 3 classifications, per ton rates around 13 to 18 dollars, with references to oat and wheat feeds and wet rotten quality for certain stacks.
Reading shows an auction notice for horses and mules with bids and lot details. Contains scattered figures for prices and lot numbers, including mule heights and payment notes, but text is heavily garbled and partially unreadable.
Receipts around 2400 with steady trade as Kansas City and St. Paul show mixed cattle and hog prices. Western steers around 7.7 to 7.9 dollars, cows near 4 dollars, hogs fluctuating, and sheep offerings noted. Freight and delivery details vary by market with fluctuating quote initials and regional price spreads.
The report notes wheat showing a weak tone while corn remains weak with tentative buying. Market expects a quick response if political news improves, with oats cited as favorable for busting supplies. Cash trade is moderate and exporters show limited activity amid shipping constraints.
Dr King s New Discovery offers soothing pine balsams and mild laxative ingredients to drive the cold from the system. Aimed at relieving coughs croup and bronchial infections with a proven track record over fifty years. Keep a bottle on hand for winter colds and related ailments. Adv two bits at druggists.
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